Evan Bobzin, Embezzlement, Connecticut 2024

Evan Bobzin, 39, of Chester, has been sentenced to prison for his role in a $2 million embezzlement scheme at Hoffman’s Gun Center in Newington, Connecticut.

According to court documents, from July 2013 until December 2023, Bobzin was an employee of Hoffman’s Gun Center and, in 2016, he became the head of information technology at the company.

In January 2016, Bobzin began to steal cash receipts from a safe in Hoffman’s front office. He would arrive at work before other employees, disconnect ethernet cables from the company’s computers servers to cameras that captured views of the safe, enter the front office, open the safe, steal thousands of dollars in cash from receipt pouches, return the pouches to the safe, and then reconnect the ethernet cables.

Betweeen 2016 and 2023, Bobzin and his former spouse made 287 cash deposits of stolen money from Hoffman’s totaling $1,901,250 into his bank accounts, and seven cash purchases of cashier’s checks totaling $161,330.

Bobzin failed to report the stolen income on his federal personal income tax returns for the 2016 through 2022 tax years, resulting in a loss to the IRS of $436,178.

On August 29, 2024, Bobzin pleaded guilty to interstate transmission of stolen money and tax evasion. He was sentenced to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his crimes.

Judge Kari A. Dooley ordered Bobzin to pay restitution of $2,062,580 and to cooperate with the IRS to pay $436,178 in taxes, as well as penalties and interest.

Bobzin, who is released on a $50,000 bond, is required to report to prison on January 6.

The investigation was conducted by the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation Division. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher W. Schmeisser.

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